Canon PowerShot S400 Digital Elph User Manual page 62

60 Shooting
• Do not try to stitch images that include both distant and close items.
These items may appear warped or doubled up in the merged image.
• Make the brightness in each image consistent. The final image will
appear unnatural if the contrast in brightness is too great.
• To shoot landscapes, swivel (pan) the camera around its own vertical
axis.
• To shoot close-ups, slide the camera over the subject, keeping it
parallel to the subject as you move it.
Shooting
Images can be shot in two sequences in Stitch Assist mode.
Left to right horizontally
Right to left horizontally
• The LCD monitor turns on when the
shooting mode dial is set to
• Use the
sequence direction.
• Shoot the first frame in the sequence.
• The exposure and white balance are set
and locked with the first image.
or buttons to select the
Left to right
horizontally
.